Guide: Getting a Japan visa for your family

NOTE: This guide mainly targets Filipino citizens.

So you are now in Japan with a resident visa or any visa except for a tourist one and you’re planning to invite your family or relatives (up to 3rd degree only) to come here, you’ve come to the right place! ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ

2 months ago, my husband and I decided to invite my mom and sister to come visit us. To be certain, we contacted Friendship Toursto inquire about it via phone call. Be informed that your visa application must be through accredited agencies. I did mine through this efficient agency. Check it out here.

After 7 working days, their application was approved. So grateful for it and now I’m counting down to their arrival with excitement. 11 days to go!!!

As a token of my gratitude, I’d like to share what we did to acquire their visas.

FYI:

My husband and I are both residents in Japan.

I hold a dependent visa at the time being, while he holds a permanent visa.

He’s Korean and a regular employee. I’m prohibited to work as a regular employee under the type of my visa. So I only work part-time.

Travel expenses are shouldered by us.

My mom and younger sister are both working.

Their first visa application and trip abroad.

They did their application through the above mentioned agency located in Cebu.

They paid the total amount of 4,000 PHP.

After Danny and I gathered all the required documents, we sent them to Cebu through DHL which was quick.

Great post. Ah, but it brought back memories of the horrible visa office *shudder*. I’m glad to be done with a lot of this. I wish I’d had your post back when my husband and I were dealing with this. 🙂

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